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UK, England, City of London Corporation Historical Markers

This series is for the display of the approximately 160 blue porcelain plaques erected by Corporation of the City of London. Not intended for other, interpretive-type markers that they also put out.
 
By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 15, 2017
Furnival's Inn Marker - Wide View
1 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, Camden, Holborn — Furnival's Inn —
On Holborn just east of Brooke Street, on the left when traveling east.
Site of Furnival's Inn Demolished 1897 — — Map (db m111294) HM
2 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — Aldersgate —
On St Martins le Grand at Gresham Street on St Martins le Grand.
Site of Aldersgate demolished 1761 — — Map (db m117103) HM
3 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — Aldgate —
On Aldgate High Street at Jewry Street, on the right when traveling east on Aldgate High Street.
Site of Aldgate Demolished 1760 — — Map (db m299024) HM
4 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — Bradbury & Evans —
On Fleet Street just east of Whitefriars Street, on the right when traveling east.
Site of Bradbury & Evans Printer and Publisher of Dickens and Thackeray 1847 - 1900 — — Map (db m111139) HM
5 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — Christ's Hospital —
On Newgate Street at Warwick Lane, on the right when traveling west on Newgate Street.
Site of Christ's Hospital 1552-1902 — — Map (db m120770) HM
6 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — Cooks Hall —
On Aldersgate at Little Britain, on the left when traveling south on Aldersgate.
Site of Cooks Hall Destroyed by Fire 1771 — — Map (db m120814) HM
7 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — Dr. Samuel Johnson —
Near Johnson's Court just north of Fleet Street.
In a house on this site Doctor Samuel Johnson lived between 1765-1776 — — Map (db m120741) HM
8 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — Elizabeth Fry —
On Poultry at Queen Victoria Street, on the left when traveling east on Poultry.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fry 1780-1845 Prison Reformer lived here 1800 to 1809 — — Map (db m298736) HM
9 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — First Bethlehem Hospital —
On Liverpool Street close to Devonshire Row, on the right when traveling west.
Site Of The First Bethlehem Hospital 1247 — 1676 — — Map (db m117260) HM
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10 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — French Protestant Church —
On St Martin's Le Grand just north of Gresham Street.
Site of the French Protestant Church Demolished 1888 — — Map (db m117111) HM
11 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — General Letter Office —
On Princes Street at Threadneedle Street, on the right when traveling south on Princes Street.
Near this spot the General Letter Office stood in Post House Yard 1653-1666 Here were struck in 1661 the first postmarks in the world — — Map (db m298259) HM
12 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — Giltspur Street Compter —
On Giltspur Street at Newgate Street on Giltspur Street.
Site of the Giltspur Street Compter Demolished 1854 — — Map (db m111142) HM
13 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — Gregory de Rokesley —
On Lombard Street at King William Street, on the right when traveling west on Lombard Street.
In a house on this site lived Gregory de Rokesley eight times Mayor of London 1274 — 1281 and 1285 — — Map (db m121569) HM
14 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — Grey Friars Monastery —
On Newgate Street at Warwick Lane, on the right when traveling west on Newgate Street.
Site of Grey Friars Monastery 1225-1538 — — Map (db m120791) HM
15 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — Holy Trinity Priory —
On Saint James's Passage, on the left when traveling west.
Site of the Priory of the Holy Trinity Founded 1108 — — Map (db m299103) HM
16 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — John Bray's House —
On Little Britain just west of St Martin's-le-Grand, on the right when traveling west.
Adjoining this site stood the house of John Bray Scene of Charles Wesley's Evangelical Conversion May 21st 1738 — — Map (db m116542) HM
17 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — John Milton —
On Bread Street at Cheapside, on the right when traveling south on Bread Street.
The Poet and Statesman John Milton was born 1608 in Bread Street — — Map (db m116489) HM
18 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — Ludgate —
On Ludgate Hill just east of Farringdon Street, on the left when traveling east.
Site of Ludgate Demolished 1760 — — Map (db m121271) HM
19 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — Mary Harris Smith FCA —
On Bucklersbury at Queen Victoria Street, on the left when traveling east on Bucklersbury.
Near this site stood the office of Mary Harris Smith FCA the world's first female chartered accountant 1844-1934 — — Map (db m298264) HM
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20 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — Northumberland House —
On St Martins-le-Grand at Gresham Street on St Martins-le-Grand.
Site of Northumberland House — — Map (db m116853) HM
21 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — Poulters' Hall —
On King Edward Street just north of Newgate Street, on the left when traveling north.
Near this spot stood Poulters' Hall 1630-1666 — — Map (db m111146) HM
22 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — Royal College of Physicians —
On Warwick Lane just south of Newgate Street, on the right when traveling south.
Site of the Royal College of Physicians 1674 - 1825 — — Map (db m111145) HM
23 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — Samuel Pepys —
On Salisbury Court just south of Fleet Street, on the left when traveling south.
In a house on this site Samuel Pepys, Diarist, was born. 1632-1703 — — Map (db m111178) HM
24 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — St Gabriel Fenchurch —
On Fenchurch Street at Cullum Street, on the left when traveling west on Fenchurch Street.
In the Roadway opposite stood St Gabriel Fenchurch Destroyed in the Great Fire 1666 — — Map (db m121554) HM
25 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — St Mark's Hospital —
On Aldersgate at Little Britain, on the right when traveling north on Aldersgate.
Site of St Mark's Hospital Founded by Frederick Salmon 1835 — — Map (db m117125) HM
26 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — St Mary Woolchurch —
On Walbrook at Queen Victoria Street, on the right when traveling north on Walbrook.
Site of St Mary Woolchurch Haw — — Map (db m298977) HM
27 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — St Mildred’s Church —
On Poultry, on the right when traveling west.
Site of St Mildred’s Church Demolished 1872 — — Map (db m298931) HM
28 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — St Paul's School —
On New Change just north of Cannon Street, on the left when traveling north.
Near this spot from 1512 until 1884 stood St. Paul's School Founded by Dean Colet — — Map (db m111149) HM
29 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — St. Leonard Eastcheap —
On Eastcheap at Fish Street Hill, on the left when traveling west on Eastcheap.
Site of St. Leonard Eastcheap Destroyed in the Great Fire 1666 — — Map (db m121552) HM
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30 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — St. Margaret Fish Street Hill —
On Fish Street Hill close to Monument Street, on the left when traveling south.
Opposite this site stood St. Margaret Fish Street Hill Destroyed in the Great Fire 1666 — — Map (db m121551) HM
31 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — St. Thomas the Apostle Church —
On Gt. St. Thomas Apostle at Queen Street, on the right when traveling east on Gt. St. Thomas Apostle.
Site of St Thomas the Apostle Church Destroyed in the Great Fire 1666 — — Map (db m121663) HM
32 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — Stocks Market —
On Mansion House Street at Lombard Street, on the right when traveling east on Mansion House Street.
Adjoining this spot stood the Stocks Market 1282 — 1737 — — Map (db m121620) HM
33 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — The Bull and Mouth Inn —
On St Martin’s Le Grand at Gresham Street, on the left when traveling north on St Martin’s Le Grand.
Site of the Bull and Mouth Inn Demolished 1888 — — Map (db m116785) HM
34 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — The Daily Courant —
On Ludgate Hill at Farringdon Street on Ludgate Hill.
In a house near this site was published in 1702 The Daily Courant first London daily newspaper. — — Map (db m116510) HM
35 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — The Grand Lodge of English Freemasons —
Near Paternoster Row just north of Ludgate Hill.
Near this site the Grand Lodge of English Freemasons first met in 1717 — — Map (db m117354) HM
36 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — The Great Synagogue Dukes Place —
On Duke’s Place, on the left when traveling north.
The Great Synagogue Dukes Place, a constituent of the United Synagogue, stood on the site adjoining from 1690 and served the community continuously until it was destroyed in September 1941 in World War II ק"ק . . . — — Map (db m298916) HM
37 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — The Samaritans —
On Walbrook at St Stephen's Row, on the left when traveling south on Walbrook.
In St. Stephen Walbrook on 2 November 1953 The Samaritans were founded by Dr. Chad Varah Rector 1953 - 2003 — — Map (db m121621) HM
38 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — Thomas Hood —
On Poultry, on the left when traveling east.
In a house on this site Thomas Hood was born 23rd May 1799 — — Map (db m298622) HM
39 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — Tylers’ and Bricklayers’ Hall —
On Leadenhall Street at Creechurch Lane, on the right when traveling east on Leadenhall Street.
On this site stood Tylers’ and Bricklayers’ Hall 1538-1883 — — Map (db m299095) HM
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40 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — Upholders' Hall —
On Peter's Hill just north of Queen Victoria Street, on the right when traveling north.
Site of Upholders' Hall Destroyed in the Great Fire 1666 — — Map (db m116406) HM
41 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London — William Shakespeare —
On Noble Street at London Wall, on the right when traveling north on Noble Street.
William Shakespeare had lodgings near here in 1604, at the house of Christopher and Mary Mountjoy — — Map (db m115310) HM
42 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London, Barbican — Coachmakers' Hall —
On Noble Street at Oat Lane, on the right when traveling north on Noble Street.
Site of the Coachmakers' Hall 1703-1940 — — Map (db m116544) HM
43 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London, Barbican — Cripplegate —
On Wood Street at St Alphage Garden, on the left when traveling south on Wood Street.
Site of Cripplegate Demolished 1760 — — Map (db m120081) HM
44 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London, Temple — City of London School for Girls —
On Carmelite Street just south of Tudor Street, on the right when traveling north.
Site of the City of London School for Girls founded by William Ward 1894-1969 — — Map (db m116573) HM
45 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London, Temple — Mitre Tavern —
On Fleet Street just west of Old Mitre Court, on the right when traveling east.
Site of The Mitre Tavern — — Map (db m116405) HM
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026